Clevedon (, ) is an English seaside town and
civil parish
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in the
unitary authority
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of
North Somerset, part of the
ceremonial county
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of
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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. It recorded a parish population of 21,281 in the
United Kingdom Census 2011
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, estimated at 21,442 in 2019.
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/ref> It lies along the Severn Estuary, among small hills that include Church Hill, Wain's Hill (topped by the remains of an Iron Age
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hill fort
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), Dial Hill, Strawberry Hill, Castle Hill, Hangstone Hill and